Tourist attractions Angers

Architecture, castles and historic districts

2 prom. du Bout-du-Monde F - 49000 Angers

Started in 1231 by Blanche de Castille, regent and mother of St Louis, this is a fine example of medieval architecture, covering 25 000m2 within its ramparts (bordered by a dry moat or the cliff edge) which links 17 towers. In a purpose-built gallery..

Museums and art

2 prom. du Bout du Monde F - 49000 Angers

Displayed in Angers Castle, the Apocalypse Tapestry is believed to have been created between 1373 and 1383. Originally 133m long and 6m high, it was composed of 6 sections, each comprising a figure seated on a dais looking onto two cycles of 7 scenes..

Museums and art

14 r. du Musée F - 49100 Angers

The museum has laid out a Histoire d'Angers route which permits visitors to trace the town's development from the Neolithic to the present through its collection of art and archaeology, maps, photographs and portraits (including the cabinet d'arts gr..

Museums and art

4 bd Arago F - 49100 Angers

A former ward in the old hospital of Saint Jean makes a fine backdrop for Jean Lurçat's 10 Chant du Monde tapestries. Created in 1957, the series illustrates the joys and sorrows of human life and draw upon the experiences of the artist: a monumental..

Religious buildings

4 r. St-Christophe F - 49000 Angers

Despite having been damaged many times in its history, the porch retains some remarkable statues. Inside, note the distinctive Angevin-style vaulting; uncommonly, the vault's central crossing is over 3m higher than the transverse arches. The cathedra..

Architecture, castles and historic districts

pl. Ste-Croix F - 49000 Angers

Lop-sided and gutted, this 16C house with wood-panels and pillars decorated with many sculpted characters, is believed to take its name from the apple tree which seems to prop up the angled turret and which previously bore two statues of Adam and Eve..

Religious buildings

Rue St-Aubin F - 49000 Angers

Largely rebuilt in the 17C and 18C, Saint Aubin's old monastic buildings are now local government offices. On the left of the courtyard, you will see through the bay windows the cloister's beautiful Romanesque gallery with its finely worked sculpture..

Religious buildings

pl. du Chanoine-Bachelot F - 49000 Angers

The church has huge pillars in its nave (which make it appear deceptively narrow), some gracious grisaille (monochrome) stained-glass windows, and a superb chancel (13C) in the Angevin style, its vaulting of ribbed beams supported by slender columns.

Museums and art

32 bis r. Lenepveu F - 49000 Angers

This Renaissance residence now houses the Turpin-de-Crissé Museum, commemorating this local-born artist (1772-1859) and chamberlain to Empress Josephine, who bequeathed to his home town his collections of Greek and Etruscan vases, an Egyptian collect..

Architecture, castles and historic districts

bd Arago F - 49000 Angers

A huge Angevin-vaulted infirmary dating from 1174; note the old pharmacy with its wooden fittings laden with majolica jars and a sumptuous theriac vase, and the small, incredibly peaceful Romanesque cloister. The perfect setting for the Chant du Mond..

Architecture, castles and historic districts

pl. du Dr-Bichon F - 49000 Angers

On the far side of the River Maine, this district retains many half-timbered houses, many of which have been restored. Don't miss the house of apothecary Simon Poisson at n°67 rue Beaurepaire, built in 1582 (off place de la Laiterie), and the rue Ton..

Museums and art

33 bis r. Toussaint F - 49000 Angers

In the area surrounding the Gallery, you have a Church whose collapsed arch was replaced by a window. However, the light conspires to bring the statues of David d'Angers magically to life. Browse them at will, passing by the many famous personalities..

Museums and art

Angers Loire Aéroport F - 49140 Marcé

Some fifty-odd old aircraft still in flying order are displayed here, including René Garnier's biplane (1908), the autogyro (1930), the Cri-cri air car (1970), the smallest twin-engine plane in the world and the Starck, the ancestor of the microlight..

Nature and gardens

7 r. du Château-d'Orgemont F - 49000 Angers

This establishment dedicated to garden innovation lies to the southeast of the centre of Angers. An avenue of oaks leads to the house of its founder, botanist Gaston Allard (1838-1918). The 7 500m2 of grounds around the building are given over to ann..

Nature and gardens

prom. Yolande-d'Aragon F - 49000 Angers

This 50ha-park borders the Front de Maine district of Angers and is divided into sections. The flood plain resembles the Poitevin marshes (willow, ash, alder and poplar trees). Themed areas highlight the gardener's varied lot with lawns, flowering pa..